Industrial Technology

Optical coatings from Laser Components

Laser Components is entering its 26th year as manufacturers of the highest quality optical coatings. The company is capable of producing Gaussian mirrors, also known as VRM (variable reflecting mirrors). These special optics are characterised by a degree of reflection which slopes from the centre of the part in a Gaussian distribution.

17th January 2022

Teledyne Flir expands thermal camera family with new kits and probes

Teledyne Flir has introduced two additions to its VS290 Thermal Videoscope Kit family of devices – the VS290-33 Thermal MSX Videoscope Kit and the VS29-21 Thermal Videoscope Kit. The VS290-33 features a rounded, dual thermal-visible probe for increased flexibility in conducting underground utility-vault inspection and other high-voltage scenarios that require a CAT IV rating. The VS290-21 provides thermal-only building, mechanical, and electrical inspection capabilities for hard-to-reach areas from crawlspaces to inside motors for construction and maintenance professionals.

17th January 2022

Difficult fibre coatings removal and fibre window stripping

Standard thermo-mechanical stripping, solvent cleaning and arc fusion splicing technologies are now over 20 years old and were developed for basic acrylic coated 125μm SM fibre splicing. As fibre technology continues to expand, there are production operations that are difficult or impossible to perform with standard production fibre processing tools.

14th January 2022

NSK renews A-series Agri Disc Hubs with AS range launch

As part of an initiative to ensure its products continue meeting the latest demands of the agriculture industry, NSK is bringing to market a renewed range of A-series Agri Disc Hub bearing units. The new AS series Agri Disc Hubs will be available from stock to meet Europe-wide demand for quick deliver.

14th January 2022

Expert solutions for mining, quarrying and construction

The mining, quarrying and construction industries present some of the most challenging applications encountered by pumps. The range of process fluids handled varies quite significantly across these processes, ranging from clear water to heavy slurries and from alkaline, pH neutral to highly corrosive fluids.

14th January 2022

Reliable and affordable 10GigE performance with Oryx camera and Myricom card

High bandwidth 10GigE applications like fast moving inspection lines, sports analytics and volumetric capture can put tremendous strain on host PCs, resulting in reliability issues (dropped packets), high CPU usage, and high latency. The new Oryx 10GigE camera plus Myricom card bundle is a customised and affordable solution designed to deliver high reliability and high performance.

14th January 2022

Fast reacting Stromag brakes ready for Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant

A key component of the UK Government’s net zero emissions strategy, two new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point C are currently under construction by EDF Energy. Stromag has supported the project by delivering specialised brakes for multiple cranes at the site, including those that will lift radioactive uranium fuel rods from the very heart of the reactors.

14th January 2022

Photoelectric sensors come to aid of hand-wash manufacturer

The past couple of years have seen an explosion in the popularity of non-contact hand-washing units. The manufacturers of these soap and water dispensers need robust, reliable and affordable sensors to detect the presence of the user’s hands. Traditionally these systems have used two sensors for accurate triggering, but a single Contrinex M18PA reflex background suppression photoelectric sensor can work reliably and save space and cut costs. The customer wanted a small dual-output sensor capable of withstanding mechanical shocks and resisting fluid ingress while offering an attractive price/performance profile.

14th January 2022

Smart sensors proven to prevent failures at South Wales aggregate works

Aggregate producer Tarmac has significantly reduced the likelihood of failures to its motor-driven equipment on two granulation plants at its Port Talbot facility. By installing ABB Ability Smart Sensors on five of the facility’s motors, Tarmac has been able to shift to an entirely predictive maintenance schedule. This has almost completely eliminated unplanned downtime by enabling maintenance teams to detect and remedy potential faults during scheduled planned maintenance periods, long before they risk developing into system failures.

14th January 2022

Emerson Named "Industrial IoT Company of the Year" in 2022 IoT Breakthrough Awards

Emerson has been named the ‘Industrial IoT Company of the Year’ by IoT Breakthrough – an honour awarded to the company in four of the past five years. IoT Breakthrough, which received nearly 4,000 nominations for the 2022 competition, recognises Emerson’s technology and software innovation that is helping customers in essential industries realise safer, more efficient and sustainable operations.

14th January 2022